Safety in the Friendzone Quotes

“We’d lie on our beanbag, our fingers laced and just coexisted. And, I had to wonder, if there really was safety in the friendzone. After all, my girlfriend was and always would be my best friend.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“What’s recently out of the oven?” Zane asked. “I hope that’s not some kind of subtle reference to Charley’s oven,” Mum asked as she walked in from the laundry. “Mu-um!” I cringed. “What?” she asked innocently. I shook my head. “We’ll be in my room.” “Speaking of ovens…” Mum started. “Do we need to lay down some new ground rules now you two are dating?” Brendan finished. I felt like I went bright red and Zane chuckled. “Oh, my God,” I hissed. “I don’t know,” Mum said to Brendan. “Do we make an open-door policy?” “No touching after nine?” “Constant parental surveillance.” “Jesus!” I cried. “Stop. Really? You haven’t cared about finding him in my bed for years and now you do?” Mum smirked. Brendan was no better. Brendan’s smile softened. “You think for one minute that we would have been okay with that if we didn’t know Zane didn’t just respect our home, but you as well?”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“He’s not the only one who suffers from teenage idiocy, Little Miss Enlightened.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“Knowing something’s right doesn’t change a learned behaviour overnight. Knee-jerk reactions take time and courage to change. Our immediate reactions are what have been educated into us, the ones we have after that are the ones that show who we are, who we want to be.” I”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“Ye-es…?” he replied uncertainly. I rolled my eyes. “Of course.” “Okay. Okay. Tit for tat–” “You just wanted to say ‘tit’.” He beamed. “I did. But the point’s the same regardless. I’ll let you make me over. Although, how can you mess with perfection?” He ran his hands down, indicating his body.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“Do it and I’ll kill you, I knew she was thinking. What if he’s the answer to soothing those homicidal tendencies of yours? my eyes replied. Don’t be ridiculous, hers said. Big strong man like him. Obligatory eyebrow waggle. Go talk to him. I’m fine, thanks. You sure you’re not just chicken shit? I’m braver than you, little man. Then go and talk to him. How about you go and die. Please and thank you. I snorted a laugh. “You okay, mate?” Bleeker asked. I pressed my lips together for a moment and pulled my eyes off Charley. “Me? Yep. All good.” “What are you making moony eyes at Baines for?” I lay my hand over my mouth and huffed a breath. “I wasn’t doing anything,” I said, totally believably. “You guys were having, like, some sort of silent conversation.” I shook my head. “No, we weren’t.” Bleeker nodded with a smirk. “You totally were. You sure you’re not… What’s it called?” “Telepathic,” Harvey answered. “You sure you two aren’t like…secretly going at it?” Jory asked, ignoring Harvey. I coughed. “What? No! We’ve just known each other forever.” “Or you just want to bone each other.” I”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“What’s a place like you doing in a girl like this?” he quoted. Bastardised was more like. But it was a thing we did. A normal thing.”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone

“If you kill me with your awful driving, I’mma come back and haunt you. And every time you’re about to have sex or jerk off, I’m going to whisper ‘pickles’ in your ear,”
― Elizabeth Stevens, Safety in the Friendzone